as the civil rights leader once reminded us -- "we may have arrived on these shores in different ships, but we are all in the same boat now." so, my friends, the time has come for the sons and daughters of lincoln and the heirs of jefferson and jackson to no longer wage war upon each other but to instead renew the struggle against the ancient enemies of man -- ignorance, poverty and disease. that is why we are here. that is why. >> he was so disgusted with washington. and, of course, he stayed. and there are all these examples of what he has gone on to do. so, look, it all speaks for itself. i mean, you can -- it's nice that there are commentators who can put a fine a point -- or a finer point on it. but this is all out there. >> chris dodd, former peace corps volunteer. >> chris dodd, very nice guy, very fun-loving guy. i mean, very sort of, you know, outspoken liberal. he was -- he had this great legislative last hurrah in 2010, where he -- you know, he coauthored dodd-frank. he was one of the chief engineers of the health care bill. i remember talking to him when he announced he was